Adam Leon is an American film director and writer working in New York City. His first feature film, Gimme the Loot, won the Grand Jury Prize at South by Southwest and premiered internationally at the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) in 2012. Leon’s second feature, Tramps, wrapped production in March 2016 and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016, where Netflix acquired worldwide rights. Leon's films have received critical acclaim. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Leon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Director, writer and actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Adam Leon's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Adam Leon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Adam Leon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Queen of Glory(2021)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Italian Studies(2021)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Tramps(2016)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Gimme the Loot(2012)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsKiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Liz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2009 to 2022.
How do Adam Leon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Adam Leon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adam Leon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamund Washington shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Jamund WashingtonShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Queen of Glory (2021), Tramps (2016), Gimme the Loot (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Jamund Washington
- Tashiana WashingtonShared titles: Tramps (2016), Gimme the Loot (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tashiana Washington
Composers and editors
- Nicholas BritellShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016), Gimme the Loot (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Britell
- Sara ShawShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Shaw
- Morgan FaustShared titles: Tramps (2016), Gimme the Loot (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Morgan Faust
Producers
- Andrea RoaShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Roa
- Brad Becker-PartonShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Becker-Parton
- Frederick W. GreenShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Frederick W. Green
- Joshua AstrachanShared titles: Italian Studies (2021), Tramps (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Astrachan